Lance Lahnert: My 2 cents

■ Tech hiring Kliff Kingsbury: Man, I’ve haven’t seen Texas Tech football fans so fired up over a person since Michael Crabtree snagged that pass and scored against Texas in 2008. I think it’s a risky move going with a 33-year-old who has never been the man in charge at the D-I level. Hey, I give Kingsbury credit. He has the fans’ backing in Lubbock, and that’s more than Tommy Tuberville accomplished.

■ NFL: Tip of the cap for the way NFL organizations and players the past weekend honored those young kids killed by that sick gunman in Newtown, Conn. I was especially touched by Giants receiver Victor Cruz writing “Jack Pinto My Hero” on his cleats, honoring the 6-year-old killed Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Cruz said he will deliver the cleats personally to Jack’s family.

■ Klark Ashmore: The Wellington junior quarterback/defensive back showed nothing but class after losing to Munday in the Class 1A Division II state semifinals. His first comments to the media were no excuses. Just praise the talents of Munday.

■ Dallas Cowboys’ support of Josh Brent: I know it was crazy seeing Brent on the sideline Sunday of the Steelers game at Cowboys Stadium. I mean this is the man who killed his teammate and close friend Jerry Brown in a car crash and is pending trial on intoxication manslaughter. But I praise the Cowboys for supporting their teammate because Brown’s family has done the same.

■ Gary Gaines: The former Tascosa football coach stepped down from his coaching duties at Odessa Permian on Tuesday. Permian loses one heck of a good guy, and I salute the end of a terrific coaching career.

Thumbs Down

■ Not this week. Not after over and over on television seeing those 20 angelic faces of students killed in Newtown.